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Forum: Canada
Jan 17th 2015, 4:44 am
Replies: 22
Views: 5,361
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Unhappy in Ottawa..what about Calgary!!!!

Yes we can be friends! Don't get me wrong I like Ottawa as a city, it has great parks and is great for kids. I do miss the pub culture which is non existent really. My husband works in IT too and...
Forum: Canada
Jan 16th 2015, 6:34 am
Replies: 22
Views: 5,361
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Unhappy in Ottawa..what about Calgary!!!!

Thanks for all your comments, it was interesting to read all of your points of view! We picked Calgary because my husband may be able to get a transfer there and there are alot of jobs for me there....
Forum: Canada
Jan 14th 2015, 1:33 am
Replies: 22
Views: 5,361
Posted By thefinneys

Unhappy in Ottawa..what about Calgary!!!!

We've been here nearly 6 years and had 2 more children. We have a nice house, my husband has a good job, I am nearly done school but we feel that something is missing. Ottawa isn't what we thought...
Forum: Canniversary
Feb 18th 2013, 4:17 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,484
Posted By thefinneys

4 years!!

This weekend we celebrated 4 years in Ottawa.
During that time we've had many struggles but also successes....after moving 4 times we were finally able to purchase our own house last September. ...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 28th 2012, 8:03 am
Replies: 63
Views: 16,846
Posted By thefinneys

Re: What food items do you bring back from the UK to Canada?

skips crisps and pickle!
My first trip back was a disaster, lots of shopping for food and an extra case to bring it all back! I can get more or less everything I miss from Loblaws or our Scottish...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 17th 2012, 4:38 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,694
Posted By thefinneys

UPS Ogdensburg

Hi,
This is just a head up for anyone who uses the UPS store in Ogdenbsurg and was thinking of heading down to collect Christmas gifts this week......I went on Thursday and waited 6 hours to collect...
Forum: Canada
Dec 1st 2012, 2:30 am
Replies: 65
Views: 11,371
Posted By thefinneys

Re: How do you handle upset parents?

Hi, I really feel for you. When we told my husbands parents we had applied to emigrate they thought it would never happen......4 years later and with 2 kids we got accepted. They told us that we...
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2012, 12:54 am
Replies: 6
Views: 880
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Citizenship - 5 years 10 months 13 days

Congratulations! I think it truly is the moment when one can relax and think I've made it!!!
We are eligible for ours but need to find the money to apply for it first!!
Forum: Canada
Nov 8th 2012, 10:24 am
Replies: 78
Views: 20,934
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Advice!! on moving from UK to Canada

We've been in Ottawa 4 years in February. For the most part we like it. The city is great for kids, lots of parks, great community centres with excellent well run programs / after school clubs...
Forum: Canada
Nov 8th 2012, 9:24 am
Replies: 78
Views: 20,934
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Advice!! on moving from UK to Canada

Hi,
Congratulations on your decision! For my two cents worth...I do agree that you don't need anyone to do the application for you, however I wouldn't discount it entirely! We used Canadian based...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 7th 2012, 2:09 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 9,149
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Making friends in Ottawa!!

Thanks for all of your replies! Maybe that's our problem...we lived in The Glebe for the first 3 years...and it was very pretentious but I must admit I do have a couple of friends from there! We've...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2012, 10:07 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,000
Posted By thefinneys

Re: recommend a region free dvd player please

We bought a cheap one from The Source www.thesource.ca and it worked just fine for us!
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2012, 10:03 am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,210
Posted By thefinneys

Re: does anyone have a window cleaner?

Where we live in Ottawa the neighbors used to get an annual window clean and pay about $300 for it. There is definitely a gap in the market, I'd pay for someone else to clean my windows :)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2012, 9:55 am
Replies: 53
Views: 3,665
Posted By thefinneys

Re: weekend away in southern ontario

I second Picton! We've been a couple of time and it's really pretty and quaint. Or how about coming down to Ottawa..there's lots to see and do and some lovely quirky towns on the way in like...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2012, 9:46 am
Replies: 20
Views: 9,149
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Making friends in Ottawa!!

Thanks Siouxie..you are right...we are used to having good friends in the UK (in my case) where it was effortless and easy.

I'll hang in there as we're here for the long haul :) It just gets...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2012, 7:25 am
Replies: 20
Views: 9,149
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Making friends in Ottawa!!

Thanks for both of your replies! I did join meet up some time ago and went to a few mother and baby things but it wasn't for me, very cliquey and very superficial again! I might take another...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 1st 2012, 2:10 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 9,149
Posted By thefinneys

Making friends in Ottawa!!

So we've been here nearly 4 years and have few friends....my best friend here is from England and lived about 30 miles from where we lived funnily enough! I've tried the drop in play groups, gone...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 10th 2012, 3:18 am
Replies: 3
Views: 743
Posted By thefinneys

Re: UK Pensions

We are in Ontario, I did find some more threads on this but to be honest I found them too confusing, I also googled and found companies 'specializing' in this but am sure that there are catches to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 9th 2012, 2:05 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 743
Posted By thefinneys

UK Pensions

This has probably been answered before but I am not sure what happens to our UK pensions. Both my husband and I were paying into one each when we lived in the UK and I'm not sure if they will...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 16th 2012, 12:19 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,485
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Ottawa suburbs help!

Thanks Siouxie. I've walked past that house so many times and it looks fine, just in need of an update. Unfortunately we still can't afford it now!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 15th 2012, 3:14 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,485
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Ottawa suburbs help!

No you are right Jonboy and I think it's a balance between happiness and money. If we moved to the burbs then it would have to be a long term thing, no moving back into the city when I start to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 15th 2012, 2:09 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,485
Posted By thefinneys

Re: Ottawa suburbs help!

I don't believe that house prices will rise in the next 2 1/2 years and would love to stay in this area, but even when I go back to work we would have a huge mortgage of at least $650k with little...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 15th 2012, 4:31 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,485
Posted By thefinneys

Ottawa suburbs help!

Hi,
We've been here 3 years and have lived in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South. I love where we live, I am happy, have friends, my children love their school and have friends, I am at Carleton and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 23rd 2011, 4:34 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,013
Posted By thefinneys

Ontario Employment law

Hi,

I think that the general consensus it that working in Canada can be different from the UK and that laws are a little lax with regards to employment matters and employee rights..

I just...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 10th 2011, 2:53 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 630
Posted By thefinneys

Recreational Soccer - Ottawa

Hi,

When we moved 2 years ago my OH was looking to join a soccer league that didn't take themselves too seriously etc but played regularly and maybe had a few beers afterwards. He really...
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